Alexander selkirk



@with tant stwt @fitte ALEXANDER S'RLKIRK, orl ALBANY,'NEW YORK,AssieNoR .To vJOHN GIBSON,v JR., Anon. J, SELKIRK, or SAME PLAGE;

Letters 'I Jatet No. 61,636, dated Jauary 29, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN COVERS AND IN LIETING DEVICES 'EUR YKEIILES.

To ALL wHoM rr MAY coNcERN;

Be itknown that I, ALXANDER SELKIRK, of the city and county of Albany,inv the State offew'York,

haveinvented an Improvement in Pots and Kettle, whereby they can beemptied of their contents 'with greater ease and facility than thoseconstructed asrnowused; and I do hereby' declare that the following is afull and exact description thereof, reference being had to tlieaccompanying drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon. l i

Pots and'kettles as are now used in the kitchen, wash-boilers,confectioners and dyers kettles, are now generally emptied `0f theircontents by grasping the bail or handle of the pot or kettle with one orboth hands,

`(if the contents be hot,)'and with the action pressing one side of thebail down in such a way as to lift the vessel up, and at the same time-deca'nt it so thatl the liquid will flow or run out, which actionrequires great strengthY and effort as well as care, especially when thevessel contains boiling liquids, which too' manycooks and others know'by sad accidents from scalding. By my invention less strength andattention are required in pouring out the contents'ofthe pot or kettle,which is done by lifting the vesselby its bail, with one hand, freefrom` the stove or furnace, and with the other hand,by means of a hookcatching into a lug or ear already provided at thev side-or on thebottom of the vessel, the pot or kettle is decanted,the .vessel all `thewhile swinging on its bail, thus doing away with increased weight causedby the leverage of the old way, and dividing the actual weight betweenboth hande vIVhen the pot or kettle-containing beth liquidsandsolidgi-suchns vegetables andl water, m'eat and water, cloth or yarnand the dyeing lic-luid, and the liquid only isto be poured Outland thesolids retained, I use a second part of my invention, whereby the solidsare not permitted to leave the vessel, while the liquid is free 'toowfrom it. This I do by a cover, peculiarly constructed with two or moreupper lips, which prevent it from sinking down,and two or incre underlips, which-are held by a corresponding number of lips or projectionsprovided on the inner' side and at the 'edge of the'vessel, thussecuring the cover; and around the edge of the cover, in whole or inpart, at the sidcopposite the lug or ear', make-nitchesorhalfround`notches, so that the edge presents a serrated appearance,a'nd through these half-round holesior opcnings,(\vhich they areg) whenthe cover 'is iixed to its place, vtheliquid isfree to lion'.

vTo enable others tojnake` and use my invention, I'will; proceed todescribe it by the accompanying drawings, reference being had to theletters of reference marked thereon, the sanne letters referring to likeparts.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of pot or kettle in the act of emptying.

Figure 2 is a cross-section when decanted. Figure 3 isa top'view of'cover and edge of pot. o Figure 4 is a cross-*section showing T-lug onside.

Figure 4 is a view from bottom of same. 'Figure 5 is a cross-sectionshowing a pierced ear or lug. Figure 5 is a View from bottomvof same.

'Figure 6 is a cross-section showing a. pierced leg. Figure 6 is a viewfrom bottom of same. A, figs, I, 2, 4,5, 6, is a pot or kettle of shapeand construction asin common use. a d', figs. 2, 4, 5, "i, are the wallsof the vessel, and on the side a' is made a projecting ear orlug, el?,figs. 2 and 5, through which a-hole is drilled; or on the side a', figs.4 -lfisi made n. T-lng, c; or, again, on the bottom,' one of the usualle'ffs cf fi s. 6 6 is .made wider andV drilled. These luos and l, cde", are and act as half hinn'es or' loints s a a g 7 a n c J 7 whichfind their concurring half hinges orjoints inthe handledhook h VL, figs.1 and 2, when it is inserted in either 'e c', or aroundv e; and when thevessel is to be emptied it Ais lifted bythe bail 1 with one hand, andwith the other hand the vessel is tilted or decantcd by pullingup orlifting with the handled hook h 11,', the pot or kettle swinging on itsbail. When solids are to be retained, aud-the liquids are to be pouredoff, the cover B,

figs 1 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, is pnt on. Thiscover is constructed of cast orsheet metal, and4 provided 'with openings or spaces, x a; x, fig. 8, atproper points on the edge of the cover, which, when 'put on the vessel,permit the lips 'z z', figs. 4, 5, 6, on the inner sideof the vessel, topass through, when' the cover is slightly turned soas to bring two ormore corresponding lips o o" o', vvhich are attached to the under sideof the cover, under the lipsz z, ige. i2, s, 5, which hold it to itsplace, while the two or more lips o o o, figs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, preventthe cover from failing down into the vessel. Around the edge of thecover, in whole or in part, are mnde'a. series of notches, s s s, fig.3, Which,when the cover is in its place, are so many openingsthroughwhich the liquids are free to How and run out. The cover can be made inopen work if desired.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Potent, is

1. The pierced lug e, leg e', and T-lug e, and the hook 7a, o1' theirequivalents, in combination with the bail c, for the purpose set forthsubstantially as described.

2. The cover B constructed with aI notched edge, iu whole or in'pzirt,or made in open work, in combination with the lips o o z', ontheirequivalents, for the purpose s et forth and described.

ALEXANDER SELKIRK.

.9- Witnesses:

A. V. DE WETT, JAMES B. SANDERS.

